am getting a 300 gallon acrylic tank and am putting it on my first floor witch is above a basement. it is curently holding a 180 glass which is about 2100 lb filled and its holding it without a problem. the 300 gallon acrylic will weight around 2527 lb filled up. do you think its the problem ? will the floor give in?
300 gallon tank on hardwoof floor
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it depends on your house structure. i would have someone who knows a lot about housing to come over and check it out
i mean its just gonna be about 300-400 pounds more then the tank i have nowoscar and arowana;5028180; said:
be absolutly sure that it sits across as many boards as possible so that they share the weight burden. If it runs along the length of the floor boards long ways then there will be fewer of them to hold it up and the boards will bend and warp. In other words the tank should have its length running at a 90 degree angle to the way the boards run
No no... JOISTS... which is what is UNDER the "X" flooring.
If you have an unfinished basement, you should be able to see them if you go down there and look up to the floor.
If you have an unfinished basement, you should be able to see them if you go down there and look up to the floor.